Pneumatic pump or apparatus for raising water by means of compressed air.



- T. 0.'PERRY. PNEUMATIC PUMP 0R APPARATUS POE RAISING WATER BY MEANS OF COMPRESSED AIR.

APPLIOATION FILED APB- 14, 1904.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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933,200. Patented Sept. 7. 1909.

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WITNESSESI T; 0. PERRY. PNEUMATIG. PUMP 0R APPARATUS FOR-RAISING WATER BY MEANS OF COMPRESSED AIR.

APPLIUATIUN FILED APR. 14, 1904. 933 ,200. Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1904.

' face in dotte UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS O. PERRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PNEUMATIC BUMP OR APPAR A'I US FOR RAISING WATER BY MEANS OF COMPRESSED AIR.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be 1t known that I, THOMAS O. PERRY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Ohi- -allyoperatingg an air' valve which controls the alternate admission and escape of air to and from the pair of closed water chambers; second, to effect a complete emptying and refilling of each water chamber wlthout waste of air or undue diminution of the'chamber capacity dueto remature action of the airvalve in either irection; and, third, to obtain abundance of power for operating the automatic air-valve without excessive en largement-of thepump, thereby saving cost in material and making it feasible to operate the ump in restricted spaces. I attain these ob ects' by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an exterior view, in elevation, of the entire pum which for convenience may be called a si e view; Fig. 2 is a view showing-the interior face and jected to the left from Fig.- 1, and, may be termed a rear View, Fig. 3 is a rear View of the valve seat against which the air-valve rocks, showin' positions of the ports on its clrcles, and its interior ducts in dotted lines; Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the air-valve. valve casing and valve seat taken in the plane of.

the axis of the valve and showingthe valve turned half way between its extreme working positions; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional rear View of the up er portion of the pump taken in a plane in eated by the broken line 5-5 on Fig. 6; Fig. 6 is a plan of the pumptakenthrough the axis of he sir- Specification of Letters rezone. Application filed A ril 14, 1904. Serial Io. 203,928.

ports of the v air-valve and its 'inclosing casing as pro- Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

valve, but omitting the valve and various other parts; Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of one of the water chambers taken through its vertical axis in a plane indicated by the broken line 7-7 on Figs. 6 and 14; Fig. 8 is of one of the water chambersta-ken in a plane cutting the chamber at 10-10 asindicated on Fig. 8; Fi 11 is a vertical section through the rear 0 the base of the pump taken in a plane indicated by the broken line 11-11 on Fi 14, showing the water exit and check va ves; Fig. 12 1s a vertical section throu h the base of the pum taken in a plane in icated by the broken line 12-12, on Fig. 14, showing the passage for water from one of the water chambers to one of the exitcheck valves; Fig. 13 is a vertical section ofthe base taken in a plane through the axes of both water chambers as indicated by the broken line 13-13 on Fig. 14; Fig. 14 is aplan of the base of the pump showing also in section the positions of the two water chambers. I

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the'several views, and all views are full size representations of a commercial ump as actually constructed and successully operated.

The two cylindrical water-chambers M and N are closed at the to by a chambercap, L, common to both 0 ambers, and at municates with each of the water-chambers through the large outer annular openings, R, and also communicates with the waterinlet, Q, which may be simpl an exterior opening into the base or a tu ular opening 0 any desired form or length. Within the interior of the base, partitioned off from the rest of the interior and from each other, are two water passages connecting each of the chambers, through the smaller annular openings, R with two circular valve seats, R opening upward and located just back of the chambers. Check valves, X, cover these valve seats and are included within a single check-valve casing with which the water delivery-pipe, O, connects. The water inlets, R, arecovered by annular ring valves, U, which are limited in their lift by the stops, if, N.

The chambers, M and N, are supposed to be submerged in water, or, if not submerged, the water-inlet, Q, may connect with any source of water supply from which the chambers may be filled by gravity or pressure. In order that the chambers may fill with water, provision must b made for letting the inclosed air out, ar 1 order that water may be expelled by compressed air, provision must be made for admitting air under tension. It isrequired that air be admitted to and allowed to escape from the chambers alternately .so that while one is emptying the other may be refilling, to insure a continuous flow of Water from the outlet. For this purpose an air-valve, D, is located above the water-chambers, and is inclosed in a casing, C,.which is supposed to communicate with some source of compressed air throughthe inlet pipe, 2', which 1n fact may be part of a reservoir for compressed air. The air-valve, D, is cylindrical in form and has a circular face which rests against the valve seat, E, against which the valve case, C, is clamped forming therewith a chamber inc'losing the valve. A rock-shaft, F, has

a bearing at one end in an opening, E, extending through the valve seat, and terminates in a rectangular tongue which fits loosely in a corresponding socket, D, in the center of the air valve so that the valve may be reached from without and rocked between limits. A bow spring, 0, and also the air pressure, serve to keep the face of the valve pressed tight against the valve seat. Inthe face. of the valve seat are six circular portswhose radial distances from the axis of rotation and whose distances from each other are all equal and whose diameters are preferably made about equal to the spaces between their circumferences. Port, E leads into the interior duct, E, which ex tending diagonally down and toward the left communicates with chamber, M. In like manner port, E communicates through duct, E with chamber,N. Ports, E and E lead into duct, E, which turns up at the left 'and leads to the open air. As E and E communicate, they are virtually one port" elongated. The remaining ports and ducts in the valve seat E may be disre arded for the present. In the face of the vs. vs, D- are four ports arranged around the axis 0 rotation at the same radial distances as the p'or'tsin the valve seat.. Ports, D D and D port, E.

ally opposite to D connects with an opening in the periphery of the valve so as to receive compressed air from the valve cham her and reservoir, 2', and is preferably greater in diameter than the other ports.

In the-position of the valve as shown, it is evident that compressed air will enter chamber, M, and drive water out through the outlet, 0, because inlet port, D, registers with At the same time exhaust port, D registers with port, E7, and allows air to escape from chamber, N, so that water may enter. 1 Now, if the air valve be rocked so as to make inlet port, D, register with port, E an exhaust port, D will register with port, E and the action as respects chambers M and N will be reversed. It may be noticed that in either position of the air-valve, exhaust port, D will connect with the open air through either port, E or E. So, in order to keep a continuous streamof water flowing from the pump, it is only necessary to rock the air-valve from one working 081- tion to the other at intervals, before either water-chamber is entirely emptied. It remains to render this action automatic; and for this purpose two pistons, or preferably flexible diaphragms, a and Z, are horizontally located, one above and the other below the rock shaft, F. The peripheriesof these diaphragm are clamped against castings, A and L, .concavo-convex in form, with their concavities facing toward the diaphragms. The cap, L, which closes the tops of the water chambers, is made with a concave upper surface and serves as one of these castings. A closed space is formed between the diaphragm and casting in each case.

The clamp castings, B and K, which clamp diaphragms, a and l, have large cir-' cular openings in their centers. The valve seat, E, is extended vertically up and down, expanded at its upper and lower ends, and clamped betweenthe clamping castings, B and K, at the rear of their peripheries. To the center of diaphragm, a, by means of a clamping screw, 6 is attached a disk, 6, large enough to nearly fill the circular 0 ening in casting, B, and in like manner dis m is attached to diaphragm, Z. Attached to the center of disk, m, and extending upward is a tube, m. A similar tube, 6', is attached to and extends downward from the disk, I), buttube, b, is longer than and telescopes into tube m. .Inside of these tubes a helical constantly tending to thrust the diaphragms apart and against the castin s, A .and L.

Midway between the two iaphragms, fulspring, h, reacts between the disks b and m,

oruined on a standard, 9, extending from the sideof cast m K, 1s an auxiliary lever, G,

made inthe orm of an irregular ring, in-.

closing a cylindrical cage, J pivota-lly connecte'd therewith on opposite sides. The cage, J, in turn surrounds the tubes, 1), m, and has at each end narrow internal flanges betweenwhich and the tubes there in considerableannular s ace. Two washers, d, e,- fitting loosely wit in the cage and also loosely fitting around the tubes, 6, m, are normally thrust apart against the interior flanges at each end of the cage by a helical spring, S. Shoulders, b m, on the tubes, b, m are adapted to engage the washers, (1,6. A link, f, connectsthe auxiliary lever, G, with an arm projecting at ri 'ht an Ice from the axis of the rock shat whic is located above by reason of the valve seat, E, having its lower exceed itsupper extension inlength. In order to .give the rock shaft greater stability, it is bent around the cage and has a bearing also in a pillar, I, which unites-the castings, B, and K, on the' side opposite from the valve-seat, E. By using two links, 7", to connect the auxiliary lever, G, with the rock ,sha-ft, F, the former also is held from any tendency to tip sidewise. For

I convenience of construction, the cage, J, is -made in two parts, the upperp'art being screwed into the lower. ln a'ddition to the air ducts already described, the valve-seat, E, has a vertical duct-,,11l-, extending its entire length, communicating through therim of castingB, with the spaceiinclosed betwen diaphragm, a, and. castin A, and also connecting through the rim ,o casting, K, and duct, L", with a small nozzle V, reaching downinto'chamber, M, This duct, E", also connects with the port, 'E in the face of the valve seat. -Another valve-seat port, E, opens into a. vertical duct, E leading down through the rim of cast-ing,K,,.to the space inclosed between,

diaphragm, Z, and cap, L. This space between L" and Zalso connects directly with so are cl-osed'by pointed conical valves, a, in-- .chainber,.,N, through the small nozzle, V, which is similar in orm and position to noz z'le, V, in chamber, M. These small nozzles "teriorlvattached to the lower ends of perforated. ide sleeves, u, which loosel receive 'anfi guide upon the nozzles.- slee'vos are hung near-their upper ends on pivot pins, r, which projecti-nward on 0 posite sides from a forked lever, r, fu crumed on a hen r, L, projecting downward, from cap,- and connecting .at its other ends by means of links, q,-with the ends ofother forked levers, t, which are tulcrumed on hangers, L, projecting down from cap, L, between the forks of the upper levers, 7*. At their inner ends the forks of levers, t,straddle and terminate justlbeyond the tie-rods, T, here connecting with long hese wire links, 3 whichin turn reach down andconnect with floats, W, hanging near the.

lower ends of chambers M and N. The tieeffectively operative 'under ordinary 'conditions.

The operation is as follows: To start with,

both water chambers, being'immersed, are

supposed to be full of water, as they surely Willbe if the air in them is first allowed to escape, either byrocking the air valve or by letting the air off through an auxiliary petcock-placed anywhere on the inlet. air pipe, 2'. In the position shown in Figspl and 2, the valve, 'D,'admit-s compressed air to chamber M, expelling water therefrom until it is nearly emptied or until the float, W, de-.

scends and pulls open the vent-valve, u, by way of which air is admitted above diaphragm, a, forcing down the disk, b, and rockin the valve, D, to the reversed position already described. In this supposed operation the motive spring, S, wasnot called into action and for present purposes the loose washers, d and 6, may be regarded as fixed heads at top and bottom of cage, J, just as they are in effect when the motive spring simply holds them in their normal positions against the internal flanges of the cage. The valve, D, being reversed, admits compressed air to the other chamber, N, and allows air to escape from chamber, M, so that it may: refill with Water while chamber, N, is being emptied. The reversal of valve, D also lets the air 'escape froin above diaphragm, a, through the ports, E and D which, by the reversal, were made to register with each other, and the diaphragm then is restored to its normal initial osition bythe restoration spring, h. And t is restoration spring, Iz, may also be dispensed with if the diaphragms, as well as the water-chambers, aresubmerged as they should be so that the external pressure of water alone will restore them to their initial positions. Before reversal, the port E was'closed by the valve D, as shown. The action in chamber, N, is precisely the same as in chamber, M, except that the opening of the vent-valve, a, by the float admits air beneath diaphragm Z, forcing up the disk, m and again reversing the valve, D, so as to readmit air to chamber, M, and let air escape from chamber, N. While air from chan'iber, N, is a'ssing the ventvalve, u," to enter below (iaphragm, l, before reversal, the motor exhaust port, E is closed by the valve, D. Air escapes from beneath diaphragm, Z through the registering together of ports and D atthe same time that it escapes from. chamber, -N, through the ports E and D". Thus, the reversal of valve, 1), occurs whenever the float 30 i and complete movement of the valve,-D.,

the water bein 7 the diaphragm to complete the reversal movement'initiated by the opening of the vent-valve. Live air passing either ventvalve' acts on the diaphragm until out off by the valve, D, when half reversed. The remaining half of the reversal movement is completed by exhaust air of which far the greater part has access to the diaphragms through the large exhaust ports leading to the valve, D. The vent-valves are very small and are made to open but very little so as to reduce as much as ossible the float power required to operate t em and attain the third object of our invention as enumerated. The

minute vent-valves I ass live air slowly with} out appreciably a ecting the volume of water delivered. The exhaust valves on the contrary need to be large so as to effect quick after exhaust begins and so that the water chambers maymefill in the shortest possible time. i w

While the action of thepump as described is ordina'rily'sure and satisfactory, there are two known conditions under which failure may occur. The height to which water is to be elevated may be assumed to insure sufficient air tension to effectively operate the air valve, or, say, as much as ten pounds'to the square inch. But much less than eight or ten pounds pressure may fail to'fcompletely efi'ectreversal, and still further reduction of air pressure will rock the valve less and, less,.untilit barely moves a little each way from theexact intermediate osition, and may even finally stop there w ere t 'either' equally admits air to water From this neutral position of the air-valve the pum may not always again be started by s mp y increas chambers or not at all.

ing the air pressure, and it would seem as though it might even be-necessary to shift the valve once by hand in order torestart the pump. This'manner of possible failure mig t occur' with inconvenient frequency whena windmill is depended upon temaintain the supply of compressed airgaridjias it is expected that this pump. will-beespeciall and chiefiy useful in connection-amth win power, it is needful to apply-a remcdy moi: of-pee sible failure is when a leakage of air past for this defect. The other con the vent-valve,-u', orldue to defectfin the and is adapted to engage either latch. Trip arms, H, extend horizontally inward from movement.-

valve, D, or otherwise, allows a remature accumulation of air behind either iaphra and rocks the air-valve so slowly that it h ts in its neutral position. A slow leak such as might otherwise be tolerated, would not have time to-cause failure in this manner, when the pump is working normally under ample air-pressure, but might cause failure when the compressed air supply comes very slowly direct from a compressorhoperated by a windmill. Or, when the air supply is drawn from a storage reservoir and the of water from the pump is shut'ofi' when not needed by closing a cock in the water outlet, leaving the air inlet to the pump constantly open, failure might follow a slow accumulation of air back of either diaphra m.

In order that failures may never occur from the two mentioned causes, the motive spring, 8, is provided to act in conjunction with two latches, H, which are hinged between ears B and K" projecting res ectively from the sides of castings B and 1%, nearl in line above and below the rojection, G that protrudes from the auxi iary lever, G

each latch terminating respectively above and below the disks m and b so as to be engaged by them to unlatch lever, G, whenever air admitted behind the diaphi'agm's moves-the disks sufiiciently. The result of this arrangement is that the motive spring, S, is compressed by the shoulders 12 or m engaging with the loose washers d or e before the lever, G, is unlatched in either direction, and the air-valve, D, is positively and quickly reversed by the action of the motive spring. The extreme positions between -which the lever end, G, vibrates are indicated by broken lines in Fig. 5, but it is neither necessary nor desirable that the -latches should retain lever G at either ex' tremity of its movement. From either extreme position, at which the valve ports fully register with the ports in thevalve seat, lever. end G may move a considerable distance before it is latched. It is only necessary that-it be latched before the airvalve is rocked through half of its total "Under normal conditions the airsvalvewill. be carried completely and D.rbmptly to the limit of its angular movenient inde endently of the action of the latches an motive spring, and these auxiliariesmeet all requirements if they prevent the air-valve from stopping where its relation to the two, water-chambers is exactly neutral.

'. If the. inlet port is made of the same size as'the other ports in both the air valve andcathe valve seat, its diameter would not the width ofthe space between the shifting between these two ports, would pass through an intermediate neutral position where the air supply would be momentarily cut oil from both water chambers.

While the retarding and unlatching de vice described is designed to prevent the air valve elther stopping or moving too slowly through its neutral position, yet under certain abnormal conditions the valve may nevertheless come to rest and remain exactly in thisneutral position, in which case no air could enter either water chambefiand the pump could not be started again without shifting the valve by hand. One such abnormal condition might occur when pumping from a well affordinga' limited supply of water or in case the well should be tem-- with the result that the air passing these vents would act against the motor -dia-.. phragms and cause the reversing movements tooccur insuch rapid succession that the retarding latches might fail to catch and hold the lever, G. If the latchesdo not, act

' quickl enough to perform these functions the va ve is not preventedfromstoppingat its neutral positlon and the pum ceases to operate. That is, it will not use essly contmue its movements unless it can perform 'useful work. The pump can be restarted,

after recovery of the water supply, by shifting the air valve from its neutral position by hand. But itis not' convenient to reach the shifting device when placed at the bottom of a deep well. If, however, the inlet port, D, is made wider than the space between the ports, E, E the pump can alwaysbe restarted from its neutra condition by shutting off the air supply temporarily or'until both water chambers refillwith water and then turning the air on again. Reducing the space between the ports and E7 would be equivalent in 'elfect to increasing the width of the port D". The essential feature is thatthe-ports in valve and valve seat must be so related'as not to entirely exclude air from either of the water chambers at the neutral position nor from both chambers at any time.

In Fig. 5 the various parts are shown in the positions assumed at the moment of un latching. It may be noticedthat, as the latch-arm, H, rests on "top of the cage, J, the latch, H, must necessarily be placed in position to catch'and hold the lever endyG, when the cage reaches the limit fits movement either way. The latches t erefore, to insure latching, only need to be so balanced that the action of gravitation will favor the by the motive spring.

"draw fluid in through;,si1ch narrow crevices.

The 'completionof ,the movements of the air-val've to the'positio'ns where the ports in valve and' seat shall fully register is insured by the; action. of thelatches and motive spring; but, without these aids, the completion of the 'r'valve movement, is facilita ted and ordinarily insured by the circumstance that the admission of air behind either diaphragm continues for a time byv reason of ex ansion-after the supply is cut off by the 'va ve, D, because the vent controlled'by the float is not closed until after the valve moveinentis completed. Besides, it takes time for the compressed air inthe chamber emptied of water to escape, and, after the exhaust cpmmences, the diaphragm which acts. to move the valve, at first by direct 'air' pressure from the water chamber, also'receives exhaust pressure through the ,duct' which leadsto the exhaust port, during the last half of the reversing'movement. Theamountf angular movement, of the" air valve should,.of-course, correspond. tov the angular distances of the ports in'thev'alveseat, and is limited by contact between the shoulder, m or b and either loose washer, c or (I, which acts as a yieldingbuiier backed One of the greatestdiflidultiesiheretofore experienced in connection with the air-valves of pneumatic pumps has been with the tendency to sticking durin disuse. pump is in use, theiroc ing of the valve requires comparatively little effort, butafter a few hours of inaction, such as is'liable to occur when wind power supplies the air pressure, the valve may become in ama-nner cemented to its seat so as to require agreat augmentation of the usual effort to break it While the V loose. So itis desirable notjo depend .on the motive spring to start the valve when it overcome.

xlhtched, as shown, the motive spring should definitely, the sticking trouble is effectively Or if, when lever end, G, is un- 20 where the water elevation might not suffice lack power to start the valve, further movement of the disk will press the latch arm, H,against the end of the cage J. Be-

cause of the quick valve reversing action,

insured by the motive spring, it evidently would be possible to dis cuss with the floats, W, since the air va ve, D, couldnbe made to reverse at regulative intervals by simply adjusting the size of the vents, V, V ,.or the openings thereto so that the desired time would be required for filling the motor chambers with suflicient compressed air to caiise unlatehing of the lever, G.

The lower ends of the floats, W, are made small enou h in diameter to easily enter the openings rough the inlet ring-valves, U, and yet large enough to cover the annular outlets, R so as to prevent escape of air into the water outlet. This is a. refinement rather than a. necessity, but may be useful nto'insure sufficient pressure to operate the.

air-valve, and makes the valve movement operative even when the water chambers are not immersed or supplied with water. The

same result may be attained by closing thev water outlet, V0, with a cock or otherwise. The links, y, connect with thefloats by means of loops, e0 attached to the floats, so that.

the floatsmay have a certain amount of vertical mpvement in addition to what. the levers, r, t, and the links would allow. This permits the floats to rise high enough not to obstruct the inflow of -water through the inlet waves, U.

The inlet ports, B, being annular open? ings concentric with theihteriorv dutlets, R, are, by reason of their exterior peripheral location, of great areain proportion to the of bows-whichcan yield enough to let thev floats stop against shoulder lpins, T, in-

e5 The'levers r and t, as shown, are so full diameters of the water chambers. This is of importance because the capacity of this pump is primarily limited only by the quantity of water that can flow into either chamber within the time of expulsion of water from the other chamber, The time of ex pulsion depends on the tension'of air and can be controlled, while control of. the time of refilling is more limited.

If thepump be deeply immersed, or the inlet pipe, Q, be connected with a source of supply under pressure, water may rush. in

with great force and exert greater upward thrust on the floats than the small ventvalves, u ought to be required to withstand. Theretore the forcewith which the vent-valves may be closed is limited by making the links, 3 of spring wire'in the form sorted through the tie rods, When the waterchambers are not deeply submerged,- theupwardthrust' of .the floats may be wholly resisted by the closing of the vent valves.

.to secure by Letters float eliectively, as itis necessary to-do in so small a pump. Cork floats of the size here represented need not weigh more than two ounces. The vent-valves, being closed tight by the lifting force of the iii-rushing water, are held effectively closed after the current ceases by slight buoyant efforts of the floats,

The "ery minute movement required to sufficiently separate the vent-valve from its seatmakes it possible to multiply the power of the float to any desired extent; for, no matter how slowly the air may pass the vent-valve, the air-valve, D, will be quickly and completely reversed through the action of the latches and motive spring. Since the vent apertures arevery small and the ventvalves have only minute movements to and from their seats, it is necessary to guard these vents against obstruction by either sediment orwater. Air only should pass through the vents to the motor chambers. Water would pass too slowl through an aperture only'suflicient for t e passa e of air. Therefore the vent-valves are p aced near the to s .of the water chambers or at least well a 'vs the floats so that they may be tightly closed before. the water rises to theirlevehand may have time to rid themselves of moisture before. the floats actto open" them. It is chiefly by reducing the float power required that we have been en abled to reduce several fold the bulk, weight and cost of pneumatic pumps.

' The term pneumatic pump is used to designate an apparatus for raising water or other liquids'b meansof compressed air or other gaseous fluids. I 4

What I claim as m invention, and desire atent, is: 1. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers, and means for alternately letting air into and out of said water chambers, of annular-inlet ports for admitting water to said chambers, annular valves for closing said ports, water exits encircled bysaid annular ports, and water ductssep'arately providediwith'check valves leadmg from said exits, substantially as herein set forth; I

'2. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source'of compressed air, two closed water chambers, and means for alternately letting air into andlout ofsaid water cham-.

bers, of a hollowbase common to both of said chambers, a ma inlet to said base, annular inlet ports from said base to said chambers, annular valves for closing said ports, water exits encircled by said annular ports, and water ducts leading from. said exits through said hollow base, said" ducts being so arately rovided with check valves, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In a pnefimatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, and two closed water chambers provided with inlet and outlet water valves, and a. reversible air-valve adapted to alternately admit and release air to and from the water chambers,

I and a motor, operable by compressed air, for

. reversing the air valve, and two counteracting air ducts for supplying air to reverse the motor, and nozzles to saidair ducts terminating within said water chambers, of,vent

valves adapted toopen and close the aperture'sof said nozzles by axialpr. longitudinal movements, floats in said water chambers adapted to fall whenever the chambers are nearly emptied of water and -torise when they begin to refill,-flexible link and lever connection between said vent-valves and said floats whereby the "forces due to buoyancy and weight of the latter are. multiplied in effectin the seating and unseating of the vent-Va ves, and stops independent of the valve seats whereby the upward thrusts of the'floatsare limited, substantially as herein set forth.

. 4. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a: source of compressedair, two closed water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, air ducts tosaid water chambersforadm1ss1on and escape of a r, a reversible air valve having one supply and two oppositely disposed exhaust ports adapted to alternately let air into and out of the water chambers, air vents leading from said chambers, and floats adapted to open said vents whenever the chambers are emptied of water and to close them when the chambers refill, of a motor operable by compressed air and adapted to reverse said air valve, .counteracting ducts leading to said motor from saidair vents whereby air is supplied for operating said motor whenever said vents are n ened, and two oppositely disposed relief ducts to said motor each adapted to communicate with its corresponding exhaust port in said air valve whenever theother exiaust'port commumcates w1t-h either of said water chambers, substantially as herein set forth.

5. In a pneumatic pump, the combination.

with a source of compressed air, and two closed water chambers provided with inlet.

and outlet water valves, each water chamber having also a main air duct for supply and exhaust, and a reversible air-valve having supply and exhaust ports adapted to alternately admit andrelease air to and from the water chambers, and air vents leading fromsaid water chambers, and floats adapted to open said vents whenever the chambers are lease air to and from the water and air Vents leading nearly emptied of water and to close them i said air-chambers, and exhaust ducts leading from the motor air-chambers to the exhaust ports ofsaid air-valve, substantially as herein set forth. l

6. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with asource of compressed air, and two closed water-chambers provided with inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible airvalve adapted to alternately admit and re-' chambers, from said chambers, and floats adapted to open said vents whenever the chambers are nearly em tied of water and to close them when the c ambers commence to refill, ofa motor operable by compressed air having two opposed diaphragms or'pistcns forming movable walls to closed air-chambers, two counteracting motor supply ducts leading from said air- .vents to said air-chambers, exhaust ducts leading from the motor air-chambers, a mo- 'tive spring compressible from opposite directions by either of the opposed diaphragms, connections whereby the compressed motive spring may reverse the airvalveeither wa'y, latches adapted to retain the air'valve from movement. in either direction during compression of the motive spring, and means whereby the latches are disc gaged after the motive spring is compressed, so that the air-valve may be surely and quickly reversed whenever eithepl water chamber is nearly emptied, substantially as herein set forth. I

7 In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, and two closed water-chambers provided with inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible air-valve adapted to alternately admit and release ,air to and from the water chambers, and aiiavents leading from said chambers, and floats adapted to open said vents whenever the chambers are nearly emptied of water and to close them when the chambers commence to refill, of a motor operable bycompressed air having two opposed dia phragms or pistons forming movable walls to closed air chambers, connect-ions whereby each diaphragm may move the air valve in only one reversedi'rection, two counteract ing motor supply ducts leading from said air-vents to said air-chambers, and means whereby said diaphragms are restored to their initial positions after-acting to reverse the air valve, substantially as herein set forth.

8. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air. and two closed water-chambers provided with inlet and outlet waterval'ves. and a reversible air-valve adapted toalternately admit and release air to from the water chambers,

and air ents leading from said chambers,

and floats adapted to open said vents when-' ever the chambers "are nearly emptied of water and to close them when the chambers commence to refill, of a motor operable by compressed air having two opposed diaphragms or pistons forming movable walls to closed air-chambers, two counteracting motor supply ducts leadingfrom said airvents to said a1r-chambers,- a motive spring compressible from opposite direct ons by either of the opposed diaphragins, conned with asource of compressed-air, and twoclosed water chambers provided with inletand out-let water valves, and a reversible air-valve adapted to alternately admit and release air to and from the water chambers, and air vents leading from said chambers,

" and floats adapted to open said vents when air for reversing said air va ever the chambers are nearly emptied of water and to close them when the chambers commence to refill, of a motor operable by compressed air-adapted for reversing said air valve, two counteracting motor supply ducts leading from said air vents, a motive spring through which said motor actuates said air valve, retaining mechanism whereby the air valve is held from moving against pressure of the spring during'the initial action of the motor in either direction, and means whereby the air-valve is released after I further action of the motor so as .to-be re'- versed quickly by the tension of the spring, substantially as herein set forth.

10. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, a reversible air valve adapted to alternately letair into and out of said Water chambers, a motor operable by compressed ve, and two counteracting ducts for supplying air to reverse the motor having terminationswithin said water chambers, of vent valves adapted to seat a ainst or withdraw from said terminations or -clbsing or opening said. counteracting ducts,- floats adapted to seatand unseat said vent valves when water is admitted aaaaoa to or expelled from said chambers, elastic connections between said floats and said vent valves, and emergency stops to limit excess of tension in said elastic connections after said ventvalves are seated, substantially as herein set forth. r 11.. In a pneumatic puinp,-the combination with a source of compressed air, and two closed water chambers provided with outlet water valves and inlet water valves adapted to direct upward the inrushing currents, and a reversible air-valve adapted to alternately admit and release air to and from the water chambers, and a motor operable by compressed air forreversing the air-valve, and so two counteracting air ducts having terminations within said water chambers, of vent valves adapted to open and close the apertures of said terminations, floats suspended above said inlet water valves so as to receive 35 the uplifting force of the inrushing currents, flexible connections between said floats and said vent valves whereby the latter are closed whenever water enters the chambers and are opened whenever the chambers are emptied 0 and stops whereby the upward movements 0 the floats are limited independently of the seating of the vent valves, substantially as herein set forth.

12. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, air ducts to said'water chambers 'foradmission and escape of air, a reversible air valve having one supply and two'oppositely disposed exhaust ports adapted to a w ternately let air into and out of the water chambers, air vents leading from said chambers, and floats adapted to open said vents wheneverthe chambers are emptied of we;- ter and to close them when the chambers refill, of a motor operable b cmpressed air and adapted to reverse sai air valve, counteracting ducts leading to said motor from said air vents whereby air is supplied for operating-said motor whenever said vents are opened, andtwo oppositely disposed relief ducts. to said motor adapted to be opened and closed alternately by said reversible air valve, each relief duct communicating with 1 its correspondin exhaust ort in the air valve whenever the other ex aust port oomniunicates with either of said waterchambers, substantially as herein'setforth. 13. In a pneumatic pump, the combination 1? with a source of compressed sin-and two closed .water chambers provided with inlet and outlet water-valves, and-areversible airl valveadapted to alternately admit and re- S lease air to and fromthe water chambers, 1; andair vents leading trom said chambers, and floats ada' ted to open saidvcnts whenever the chain ers are nearly emptied of via ter and to close-them when u the chambers commenceto refilhct motor operable by compressed air adapted for reversing said air-valve, two counteracting motor supply ducts leading from said air vents, an elastic connection between said motor and said airvalve adapted to yield between limits and ment and to release the valve after further movement of the motor, whereby a continuous movement of the motor may accompany an interrupted movement of the air-valve,

and cause the latter to move quickly or not at all past-the neutral position midway between the extreme limits of its movement, substantially as herein set forth.

14. I11 a pneumatic pump; the combination with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers, and means for alternately letting air into and out of said Water chambers, of a removable base to each of said water chambers, tie rods within each of said chambers for binding thereto the removable base, Water exits in the base, annular inlet ports'encircling said water exits'to admit water to said chambers, annular valvesfor closing said annular ports, and water ducts leading from said exits, said ducts being separately provided with check valves, subQ stantially as herein set forth,

15. In a-pneumatlc pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers, and means for alternately letting air into and out of said water chainbers, of a removable hollow base common to both of said chambers, tie rods within each a of said chambers for binding thereto said base, water exits in the base, a water inlet to said base, annular inlet ports encircling said water exits to admit water from the base into said chambers, annular valves for closing the annular ports, and ducts leading ,from said water exits through said hollow base. sald ducts being separately provlded with check valves, substantially as herein set forth.

16. The combination with two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, a reversible alr, valve adapted to admit and exhaust an from said chambers alternately, a valve seat covered by said air valve, main inletand exhaust ducts leading from said valve seat to said water chambers, auxiliary vent nozzles in said water chambers, \vent valves to open and close said nozzles, floats in said water chambers adapted to open and close said vent valveswhen water is discharged from and admitted to said water chambers, of a motor adapted to reverse said air valve in either direction,

auxiliary counteracting air ducts leading to said motor from said air vents, a motive 'connectlng spring throughv which the motor reversing movement, and,

viceoad-apted to temporarily interrupt the reversmg movement of the a1r valve and the air valve makes the intermediate port1on of its reversing movement quickly through recoil of the-spring, substantially as herein set forth. I

17. The combination with two water chambers having inlet .and outlet water valves, and a reversible air valve adapted two water chambers alternately, of a motor adapted to operate at'intervals to reverse the'air valve, a motive spring through which the motor actuates'said air valve, and a retardingdevice adapted to temporarily interrupt the reversing movement of the air valve by the air valve makes the intermediate portion of its reversing movement quickly through recoil of the spring, substantially as herein set forth.

18. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible air valve adapted to alternately let air into and out of said water chambers, and .a motor for actuating said air valve, of a motive spring interqposed between said motor and'said air valve and adapted to receive compression in transmitting the action of the motor, aninclos ing cage for said motive spring, and a piston --wall moved by the reaction of said motive fspringand adapted to ease the violence of its recoil by production of a partial vacuum yyitliin said cage, substantially'as herein set ort with a source of compressed air, two closed water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, a reversible air valve adapted to alternately let air intoand out of said water chambers, and a motor for actuating said air valve, of a motive spring interposed between said motor and said air valve and adapted to receive compression'from opposite directions in reversing the air valve, an inclosing' cage for said motive spring, and opposing piston walls alternately movable in said cage by the reaction of said motive spring in opposite directions and adapted to ease the violence of its recoil by producing a partial, vacuum within said cage, substantially as herein set forth.

20. In a pneumatic'pump, the combination "with a source of compressed air, t'wo closedactuates the air valve, and a retarding oleto admitand exhaust air to and from the and cause compression of the spring, where-- 19. In a pneumatic pump, the combination cause compression of the spring, whereby the widthloffsaid inlet port exceedin'g the'l width of the-space between said -maiii port s,:.

- and a motor adapted to reverse said-a r valve,-;-substantially as hereinset forth.

4 21. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, twowater chambers having inlet and outletf'waiter' valves, two main ducts for letting air into and out of said water chambers, and a'valve seat having two .inain 'ports tenninating said main airiduots,-of "a reversible air valve having exhaust ports and" an inlet 'port adaptedto rock about anaxisequidistant,

from said main ports and alternately'regi'ster therewith, the width' of said inlet "port "jexceedinglthe width-of the space between said main ports, and a reversing motor ada ted to rock saidairwalve' through. a

' limited angle, substantially as herein set "forth; c "22. Ina pneumatic pump,thecombination with a source of'compressed air,'two..water chambers having] inlet and outlet W3Jt61 valves, twomain ducts for letting air into ii'era ble by compressed air adapted to -rock' and out of said water chambers, and a valve seat having two main ports term nating said inain'ducts, of a reversible air valve adapted to rock about an axis equidistant from said main 'p0rts,'iiilet andexhaust ports in said air valve adapted to register alternately with said main portsya reversing motor ops'aid air valve, relief ducts for escape of air from; said motor,- and relief portsin said valve seat. terminating said -reliefducts adapted to registeralternately with an exhaust port of 'saidair valve, substantially as herein set forth. f

' 23. In apneumatic pump, the 'combinati'on with a source of compressed air, two Water chambers having inlet' and outlet .water valves,'two main ducts for letting'airiintoand out of said water chambers, and'a valve seat liavingtwo main orts-terminating said main ducts,,of.a reversible air valve adapted to rock abou't'an axis equidistant from said main ports, inlet and exhaust ports in said air valve adapted tofl'register alternatelywith said main ports, a reversing motor op erable by compressed air adapted to rock said air valve, relief ducts for escape of air 'from said -motor, and relief ports in said valve seat terminating said motor relief ducts adapted to register alternately with an air valve exhaust port which by the same reversing movement shifts from exhaust communication 'witha main port to exhaust communication with a motor relief port, substantially as herein-set forth.

-24. In apneuinatic pumothe combination with a source of compressed air, two water chambershaving inlet and outlet water valves, two main air duets for letting air into and out of said. water chambers, and a valve seat having two main ports terminating said main air ducts, 'of a'..re versible air valv'e adapted to rock about anaxis equidistant I I from saidmaii ports, an inlet 'port in said air Lvalve adapted to register alternately with the two mam ports, two exhaust ports in said air' valve a'dapte-d'to registergalternately' each with one of saidflnain yportswhen the other main port registers with said inlet nort a reversing motor operableaby compressed a r "adapted' to rock said air 'valve, two opposed relief; ducts for escape of air from-said metor, andtwo opposing .rel'ief ports in said valve seatterininating 'said 'elief ducts adapted to be alternately openedand closed by said air valve, each of said reliefportsregistering Witha corresl'ionding exhaust port in said air valve "whenthe other valve exhaust port registers with one "of said main ports, substantiallyns herein set forth:

125., "Iii a pneumatic pump, the combination 7 with a source of compressed air, two water chambershaving inlet and outlet valves for water, and a reversible air val'veadapted "to alternatelylet air into and out of-said water chambers, -of a motive spring 1 adapted to actuate said an 'valveby rejcoil froiueither end after compression, and a motor adapted to compress oppositeends alternately and release said motive spring, substantially as herein. set forth.

with a source of eompre'sse'd aintwb water chambers having inlet and 'outl'etyalves for 'watenand a, reversibleair valve ada' ted, to alternately let air into and outof sai ,water ch'a1iibers,- of'.'1 motive springf adapted to vactuate said air valve by recoil 'aftercompression, motor for" compressing said motive spring and reversing said'air valve and a retarding device adapted to 'arrest'an'd is started by said motor, substantially as herein set forth. i 27 111 a pne'iunatic-puhip', the combination with a source of compressed air," two water 26; In a pneumaticpump',thecombinatioii v release said air valve after itsreverse motion may positively eitect a jpartialreversalbf said air valve independently oftlher'ecoil of said motive spring, substantially fisher-tin set forth. l

28. The combination with two water chambers having inlet and outletwater valves a reversible air valve adapted to admit and exhaust air to and from said nter chambers alternately, of two opposed motors actuated air, and adapted to push and at intervals by compressed air, to push and reverse the air direction only, and means whereby each motor is restored to its initial position independently of the action of the other motor, substantially as herein set forth.

29. v In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible air valve adapted to let air intoand outof said water chambers alternately, of two opposed motors alternately actuated by compressed air at intervals, each adapted to push and reversethe air valve in one direction only, and means whereby the valve actuating movement of each motor is reversed by a continually applied yieldingforce, substantially as herein each adapted valve in i one set forth.

30. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible air valve adapted to let air into and out of said water chambers alternately, of two opposed motors alternately actuated by compressed air at intervals, each adaptedto push. and reverse the air valve in one direction only, and means whereby the valve actuating movement of each motor is reversed independently of the tension of compressed air, substantially as herei set forth. I

31. he, combination with two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible air valve adapted to admit and exhaust air to and from said water chambers alternately, of two opposed motors actuated atintervals by compressed reverse the air valve in one direction only, relief ducts from said motors controlled by said air valve, and means whereby each motor is restored to its initial position independently of the action of the other motor, substantially as-herein set forth.

' 32. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, and a reversible air valve having ports adapted to lettin air into and out of said water chambers, of two opposed motors each operable by compressed air and adapted to reverse said air valve in one direction only, a valve seat for said air valve having opposite extensions uniting said opposed motors, ports in said valve seat terminating main ducts leading to said water chambers. relief ducts leading from said motors to said valve seat, and an intermediate lever for reversing said air valve adapted to receive actuating thrusts alternately from theoppose}? motors, substantially as. herein set ort v 33. The: combination with two water chambers having inlet and outlet 'valv'es, a

therewith,

adapted to stop and release said air valve 1 reversible airvalve adapted to admit andexhaust air to and from said water chambers, main inlet and exhaust ports to said water chambers controlled by said air valve, auxiliary air vents to said water chambers controlled by ventvalves, and floats in said water chambers adapted to open and close said vent valves when water is discharged from and admitted to said water-chambers, of a motor operative by compressed air adapted to reverse said air valves in either direction,

counteracting air ducts leading to said motor from said air vents, motive air chambers wherein compressed air may be accumulated to actuate the motor in either direction, and a retarding device adapted to temporarily interrupt the movement of the a r valve after starting in either direction, whereby the resulting accumulation of air in motive .chambersmay cause the air valve to make the intermediate portion of its movement quickly, substantially as herein set forth. I

34 In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a source of compressed air, two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, a reversible air valve adapted to al-' ternately let air into and out of said water chambers, and a motor for reversing said air valve, of a motive s ring interposed between said motor and sai air valve and adapted to yield and recoil in transmitting the re-- versing action of the motor, an inclosing cage adapted to receive or eject fluid through resistingopenings, and a movable wall, 'or piston, to said'cage adapted to ease the recoil of said motive herein set forth.

spring, substantially as.

35. In a pneumatic pump, the combination with a reversible air valve adapted to let air into and out of said water chambers alternately,

of a motor adapted to reverse said air valve,

after initiation of its reversing movement by said motor, substantially as herein set forth.

37. In a pneumatic pump, the combination w1th a source of compressed air, two water chambers having inlet and outlet water valves, and'a reversible air valve adapted to let air into and out of said water chambers alternately, of amotive spring adapted to a source of compressed air, two water chambers having inlet and outlet valves, and.

of a motor adapted to reverse reverse seid air valire by recoil, a motor adapted to give required tension to said m0- tive spring at intervals, and interrupting mechanism adapted-t0 stop and release said air valve after initiation of the reverse movement of said air valve, substantial ly as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS O. PERRY. 

